Page 18 - ES Summer 2 Newsletter 2022
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Be Inspired                                                                                    Stanwell School, Vale of Glamorgan, engaged their entire student body, from years





                                                                                                                                 7 to 13, with discussions around Active Travel through the development of three
                         What Eco-Schools have been up to                                                                                                                                                pastoral  lessons.  Click  to


                                                                                                                                                                                                         read  about  their  success

      A concerned Grandparent approached the Eco-Committee at                                                                                                                                            and for more details about
        Mount Street Infant and Nursery School, Powys, about the                                                                                                                                         the project.
       number of cars leaving their engines idling while waiting at

         pick up time. The children created a banner to display and
           remind engines to be turned off and were delighted that

            they had an immediate impact, with no engines running
                                when they carried out their spot checks.






                                        Several years ago, Ysgol Cynfran, Conwy started
                                        encouraging their pupils to travel actively to school
                                        with their ‘Wheelie Wednesdays’, allowing pupils to

                                        use their bikes and scooters on a track set up on part                                                      Eco-Schools International
                                        of their yard during break times. It became so popular

                                        that now every day is a ‘Wheelie Wednesday’!                                            Eco-Schools Malta researched sustainable mobility which linked with a project
                                                                                                                                initiative supported by the Ministry in charge of Transport.



                                                                                                                                   ● 31% travel to school on foot

                                                                                                                                   ● 48% private car


                                                                                                                                   ● 15% share a minivan/school bus
           The  Eco-Committee  at  Coed  Glas  Primary                                                                             ● 6% cycle

           School,  Cardiff,  designed  a  fantastic
           week  of  fun  activities  with  the  aim  of                                                                        Lots of initiatives were taken including walking school bus, car free days and car

           encouraging  the  whole  school  to  engage                                                                          counting per hour.  Some schools dedicated their whole action plan on sustainable
           with  their  walk  to  school  week.  Read  all                                                                      mobility.
           about  it  here  and  their  inspired  method

           of  recording  the  number  of  journeys.
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